| Grasshopper Summer Contributor(s): Turner, Ann (Author), Meltzer, Erika (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0689835221 ISBN-13: 9780689835223 Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2000 Annotation: In this dramatic story of the American frontier, a plague of locusts devastates an entire year's worth of crops. Written in Turner's finely honed, evocative style, "Grasshopper Summer" follows 11-year-old Sam and his family when they move from Kentucky to the Dakota Territory in 1874. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles - Country Life |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 580 |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 5.13" W x 7.64" (0.26 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Geographic Orientation - South Dakota |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 8526 Reading Level: 3.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1874, eleven-year-old Sam White and his family are moving from Kentucky to the Dakota Territory. These hardy pioneers know it will be hard work, but they don't expect the devastating plague that comes like an unstoppable force to sweep away all their hopes for the future. They will cope. But they will never forget this grasshopper summer. |
Contributor Bio(s): Turner, Ann: - Ann Turner is an award-winning screenwriter and director, avid reader, and history lover. She is drawn to salt-sprayed coasts, luminous landscapes, and the people who inhabit them all over the world. She is a passion-ate gardener. Her films include the historical feature Celia, starring Rebecca Smart--which Time Out listed as one of the fifty greatest direc-torial debuts of all time; Hammers Over the Anvil, starring Russell Crowe and Charlotte Rampling; and the psychological thriller Irresistible starring Susan Sarandon, Sam Neill, and Emily Blunt. Ann has lectured in film at the Victorian College of the Arts. Returning to her first love, the written word, in her debut novel The Lost Swimmer, Ann explores themes of love, trust, and the dark side of relationships. Her second novel, Out of the Ice, a mystery thriller set in Antarctica, was published to great acclaim in Australia and will be available in the United States in 2018. Ann was born in Adelaide and lives in Victoria. Visit Ann's website at AnnTurnerAuthor.com. |